Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades.
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The stars of Matariki
Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars – a seven-star constellation that appears in late May or early June each year.
There are two translations for Matariki – ‘eyes of god’ (mata ariki) or ‘little eyes’ (mata riki). According to legend, when Ranginui (sky father) and Papatūānuku (earth mother) were separated by their children, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became so angry that he tore out his eyes and threw them into the heavens.
When it rises in the north-eastern skies in late May or early June, it signals to Māori that the New Year will begin.
Tessa
Matiriki Is 7 star some people call it the seven sisters. Here is how to make Matiriki star cookies
Preheat oven to 160C. Beat butter, icing sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Add flour and mix well.
Tip dough onto the bench and knead thoroughly. Roll dough out into a 1cm-thick rectangle.
Cut out 30 stars with a cookie cutter approximately 6cm in diameter. Using a 3cm star cutter, cut a star shape out of the centre of 15 of the biscuits.
Place biscuits on a baking tray and cook for 10 to 12 minutes until firm. Cool on a wire rack, then spread the 15 full biscuits with raspberry jam and top with a cutout biscuit. Dust with icing sugar.
Matiriki is the start of the maori new year and the seven sisters.
James
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oliver matariki is a time of the year when 7 bright stars emerge in the sky
Find links to interesting Matariki information that is good for a Year 7 & 8 audience
Miss M Daniel Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars in the Taurus constellation that rise during the New Zealand winter. Matariki has always been an important time in the Māori calendar. For early Māori, Matariki was strongly connected to the seasons and was an indicator of the forthcoming year. Matariki means ‘eyes of the god’ or ‘little eyes’. Some say that when Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother, were separated by their children, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became angry, tearing out his eyes and hurling them into the heavens. Others say Matariki is the mother surrounded by her six daughters. Blossom-Kate -
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter – late May or early June. It is also called the Pleiades star cluster.
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Mason
MATARIKI
Traditionally, Matariki was a time to remember those who had died in the last year. But it was also a happy event – crops had been harvested and seafood and birds had been collected. With plenty of food in the storehouses, Matariki was a time for singing, dancing and feasting.
Matariki (the Pleiades)
Lewis Matariki, or Māori New Year celebrations were once popular, but stopped in the 1940s. In 2000, they were revived. Only a few people took part at first, but in just a few years thousands were honouring the ‘New Zealand Thanksgiving’. A special feature of Matariki celebrations is the flying of kites – according to ancient custom they flutter close to the stars.
Holly Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter – late May or early June. For many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of god' (mata ariki) or 'little eyes' (mata riki)
1 teaspoon Knox Unflavored Gelatin (1/2 envelope)- I linked this to Amazon for reference but you can find it WAY cheaper in the grocery store!
GENEROUS amounts of glitter (We used several colors of regular sized and fine glitter to give the playdough a cosmic appearance) To make our stretchy night sky playdough, first you will need to decide what type of coloring you want to use. I used black liquid watercolors and it produced a super rich, very black dough that did not stain our hands during play. You could also use black food coloring, but from what I’ve read (haven’t tried it) you have to use a large amount (like an entire bottle) so be sure to have plenty on hand! Regardless of what type of coloring you choose, you’ll need a good amount to get a deep black, so to avoid throwing off the proportions in your recipe, just remember that you need about a cup of liquid total, not counting the oil. *What I did was take my measuring cup and fill it about 7/8 of the way full of water, and then filled it the rest of the way with the watercolors.Once you have your cup of liquid, pour it into a medium saucepan and then sprinkle the gelatin powder over the top. Then, turn the burner on high and stir the liquid for a few minutes until the gelatin is dissolved. After that, turn the heat down while you add the rest of your ingredients (except the glitter) and then crank the heat back up to medium. Stir constantly until the dough thickens and begins to form a large clump around the spoon (this should only take about a minute). At this point, remove from heat and turn your dough out onto a plate or wax paper to cool. Once it’s cool, knead in your glitter.
Caylen
Nathaniel
Oliver
James
Georgia
MATARIKI
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Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter – late May or early June. For many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of god' (mata ariki) or 'little eyes' (mata riki)
By Oliver
Term 2 Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as the Pleiades. Traditionally for Māori when it appeared just before dawn in late May or early June, it signalled the start of the Māori New Year. For some tribes, the rising of Puanga (Rigel in Orion) signals the start of the New Year. In the early 2000s Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission), the Ministry of Education and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, became involved in the revival of Matariki celebrations.
When is Matariki?
Different tribes celebrated Matariki at different times. For some it was when Matariki rose in May/June. For others it was celebrated at the first new moon, or full moon, following the rising of Matariki. In the 21st century it is the new moon following the rising of Matariki that signals the New Year.
Caylen Taylor
Matariki is an event of the New Year for Maori and on the 21 June it will be the Southern hemisphere's shortest day and in the Northern hemisphere it will be the longest day.
Did you know the earth is tilted 24 degrees. That gives us our seasons, so that's why when it's Christmas here in the Southern hemisphere it's Summer, and in the Northern hemisphere it's Winter.
In science we are finding information about pendulums,
they are very fun and kinda weird at the same time
my group (Luca,Lewis<Nathen,Daniel and I have
found out that the shortest the string the fastest
the weight goes!
Term 3
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Charlize
Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades.
The stars of Matariki
Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars – a seven-star constellation that appears in late May or early June each year.
There are two translations for Matariki – ‘eyes of god’ (mata ariki) or ‘little eyes’ (mata riki). According to legend, when Ranginui (sky father) and Papatūānuku (earth mother) were separated by their children, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became so angry that he tore out his eyes and threw them into the heavens.
When it rises in the north-eastern skies in late May or early June, it signals to Māori that the New Year will begin.
Tessa
Matiriki Is 7 star some people call it the seven sisters. Here is how to make Matiriki star cookies
what you need:
Directions
Matiriki is the start of the maori new year and the seven sisters.
James
oliver
matariki is a time of the year when 7 bright stars emerge in the sky
Find links to interesting Matariki information that is good for a Year 7 & 8 audience
Miss M
Daniel
Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars in the Taurus constellation that rise during the New Zealand winter. Matariki has always been an important time in the Māori calendar. For early Māori, Matariki was strongly connected to the seasons and was an indicator of the forthcoming year.
Matariki means ‘eyes of the god’ or ‘little eyes’. Some say that when Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother, were separated by their children, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became angry, tearing out his eyes and hurling them into the heavens. Others say Matariki is the mother surrounded by her six daughters.
Blossom-Kate -
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter – late May or early June. It is also called the Pleiades star cluster.
Mason
MATARIKI
Traditionally, Matariki was a time to remember those who had died in the last year. But it was also a happy event – crops had been harvested and seafood and birds had been collected. With plenty of food in the storehouses, Matariki was a time for singing, dancing and feasting.
Lewis
Matariki, or Māori New Year celebrations were once popular, but stopped in the 1940s. In 2000, they were revived. Only a few people took part at first, but in just a few years thousands were honouring the ‘New Zealand Thanksgiving’. A special feature of Matariki celebrations is the flying of kites – according to ancient custom they flutter close to the stars.
Holly
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter – late May or early June. For many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of god' (mata ariki) or 'little eyes' (mata riki)
Charlize
Lily -
Stretchy Night Sky Playdough
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup water*
- Black liquid watercolors
* - 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/3 cup salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Knox Unflavored Gelatin
(1/2 envelope)- I linked this to Amazon for reference but you can find it WAY cheaper in the grocery store! - GENEROUS amounts of glitter (We used several colors of regular sized and fine glitter to give the playdough a cosmic appearance) To make our stretchy night sky playdough, first you will need to decide what type of coloring you want to use. I used black liquid watercolors and it produced a super rich, very black dough that did not stain our hands during play. You could also use black food coloring, but from what I’ve read (haven’t tried it) you have to use a large amount (like an entire bottle) so be sure to have plenty on hand! Regardless of what type of coloring you choose, you’ll need a good amount to get a deep black, so to avoid throwing off the proportions in your recipe, just remember that you need about a cup of liquid total, not counting the oil. *What I did was take my measuring cup and fill it about 7/8 of the way full of water, and then filled it the rest of the way with the watercolors.Once you have your cup of liquid, pour it into a medium saucepan and then sprinkle the gelatin powder over the top. Then, turn the burner on high and stir the liquid for a few minutes until the gelatin is dissolved. After that, turn the heat down while you add the rest of your ingredients (except the glitter) and then crank the heat back up to medium. Stir constantly until the dough thickens and begins to form a large clump around the spoon (this should only take about a minute). At this point, remove from heat and turn your dough out onto a plate or wax paper to cool. Once it’s cool, knead in your glitter.
CaylenNathaniel
Oliver
James
Georgia
MATARIKI
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter – late May or early June. For many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of god' (mata ariki) or 'little eyes' (mata riki)
By Oliver
Term 2
Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as the Pleiades. Traditionally for Māori when it appeared just before dawn in late May or early June, it signalled the start of the Māori New Year. For some tribes, the rising of Puanga (Rigel in Orion) signals the start of the New Year. In the early 2000s Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission), the Ministry of Education and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, became involved in the revival of Matariki celebrations.
When is Matariki?
Different tribes celebrated Matariki at different times. For some it was when Matariki rose in May/June. For others it was celebrated at the first new moon, or full moon, following the rising of Matariki. In the 21st century it is the new moon following the rising of Matariki that signals the New Year.Caylen Taylor
Matariki is an event of the New Year for Maori and on the 21 June it will be the Southern hemisphere's shortest day and in the Northern hemisphere it will be the longest day.
Did you know the earth is tilted 24 degrees. That gives us our seasons, so that's why when it's Christmas here in the Southern hemisphere it's Summer, and in the Northern hemisphere it's Winter.
Matariki Event June 2nd to end of June
Term 1
Room 15 science.
http://www.factmonster.com/
Miss M
In science we are finding information about pendulums,
they are very fun and kinda weird at the same time
my group (Luca,Lewis<Nathen,Daniel and I have
found out that the shortest the string the fastest
the weight goes!
-Brayden